Transcript Barbarians Assist with the Fall of Rome

Barbarians Assist with the Fall of
Rome
Barbarian Invasion
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Beginning in 376 AD and ending in 476 AD.
The Danube River marked dividing line
between barbaric north and civilized south.
As the Huns moved west, the Germanic
peoples were forced to move, eventually
pushing into the Roman province of Gaul.
Barbarians Sack Rome
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Rome sacked by Visigoths (410 AD) led by
Alaric.
2. Also sacked by the Vandals (455 AD) led
Gaiseric the Lame, thousands of Romans
taken captive and sent to North Africa.
3. The Huns from central Asia
were led by Attila the Hun: 100,000
soldiers attacked some 70 cities but
failed to take Constantinople.
Advanced toward Rome but was
stopped by Pope Leo I in 452 AD.
Barbarians Sack Rome
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Western empire was powerless by 455 AD;
Germanic tribes fought for possession of
western provinces:
-Spain=
Visigoths
-North Africa= Vandals
-Gaul=
Franks & Visigoths
-Britannia=
Angles & Saxons
-Italy=
Ostrogoths
Last Roman Emperor was Romulus Augustulus
(14 year old); lost throne and was exiled in 476
AD by barbarian general Odoacer.
Eastern Half of Roman Empire
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Came to be called the Byzantine Empire.
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Survived & flourished for 1,000 years- ruled
from Constantinople.
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Rome’s political power ended in the west,
but cultural influence continued and the
Christian Church became the chief civilizing
force of western Europe.